Hey everybody,
This is going to be the last complete episode I post to the group. For
complete episodes 3 and on, you'll have to go to my web page. Each
episode should be released weekley or biweekly, depending on how fast I
can churn out the episodes and drawings. Anyway, enjoy and e-mail me
any comments.
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(Chris Bunag)
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http://www.dragonfire.net/~RainyDay/main.htm
Star Light, Star Bright
Episode 2 "The Second Moment" - The Scorpion's Sting
Sailor Sun picks the writing utensils up off the floor, quickly
signing, "Yours from sunrise to sunset, Sailor Sun." She looks nervously
at Tensai, whispering in her ear, "How did you know?" Tensai giggles,
whispering back, "I'll tell you later." She walks away, putting the
autograph in her bag and taking out a sandwich. Sailor Sun looks at her
and smiles. "That's one smart friend I have." she thinks to herself.
Looking back at her line of loyal fans, Sailor Sun sighs. "Hey, what can
ya do when everybody loves ya?" she asks in her mind.
After she finishes signing autographs, Sailor Sun returns
excitedly to the Crystal Palace. She's very eager to tell Queen Serena
how the battle went, and wants to show off. She walks into the palace,
thinking of all the applause she'll get. Queen Serena sits up from her
throne, very excited. "I see that you've calmed our little disturbance."
she says, "I'm very proud of you." She runs up to Sailor Sun and throws
her arms around her. "Thanks." Sailor Sun answers positively, "I needed
a little help, but it was a piece of cake. I can't wait 'till my next battle."
Gasps come from the people who hear this, and Queen Serena sets out
to have a talk with Sailor Sun. Leading Sailor Sun to a window, she
gives a short lecture. "Sailor Sun, you seem to have a very warped view
of the Sailor-biz." she says, the sun's rays beating down on her face.
"What do you mean?" asks a confused Sailor Sun, the sun
reflecting off of her sunglasses.
"I mean, being a Solar Senshi isn't all fun and games and
beating up baddies, you have to find Musuko."
"Oh yeah, it must have slipped my mind. I'm sorry."
"That's okay, dear, you were probably just excited from your first
victory. I understand how you feel. Now that you're Sailor Sun, though,
you'll have to take your job seriously. You don't have time to fool
around, socialize, or..." "You seemed to have had *a lot* of time for
socializing when you were Sailor Moon, your majesty." an elderly voice
interrupts.
Sailor Sun looks around, wondering where the voice came from.
"Who was that?" she asks, "Your grandmother?" "GRANDMOTHER?!!"
the voice screams. Suddenly, a black cat with a crescent moon on its
forehead jumps on Sailor Sun's head. "I am not her grandmother!!!" it
screams. "A talking cat?!" Sailor Sun exclaims, fainting on the floor.
Queen Serena looks at the young girl's body on the floor, then at the cat.
"Luna." she scolds, "You weren't part of the conversation, and it was
rude of you to interrupt. See, look what you did, you made her faint."
Luna stares blankly at the queen, first doing a faint meow, then saying,
"Sorry." She walks over to Sailor Sun, licking her cheek to wake her up.
After several minutes of licking, Sailor Sun regains
consciousness. She looks at Luna and pets her, saying, "Okay, so you
have a talking cat, I can handle it." Queen Serena smiles and admires
the new sailor. "Such child-like innocence in such an important girl." she
thinks. After watching Sailor Sun pet Luna for a while, Queen Serena
decides that it's time to get back to business. "Okay, Luna, you can go
now." she says, and Luna obediently leaves the room. The queen brings
Sailor Sun back to the large, soft chair, while she herself sits back on her
throne. She continues her royal lecture on being a Solar Senshi. "My
dear, Sailor Sun." she says sweetly, "You're so adorable. You don't
seem to realize that being a Sailor Soldier is *the* second toughest job
in the world. Second to being queen, of course. You will have to risk
your life several times, you might even *lose* your life!"
Horrified, Sailor Sun runs screaming around the room. After a
few minutes, she collapses before the Queen, seeming to be calmed
down. "*Lose* my life?" she asks through gasps for breath. Queen
Serena looks at her and smiles again. "Yes." she says calmly, "But it's
nothing to be afraid of, I will always be watching over you. With the aid
of the Empyrean Silver Crystal, you will always be protected." Calmed
down, Sailor Sun giggles. "I just have one question." she asks.
"Yes." Queen Serena answers, "What is it?"
"Do you have anything to eat?"
Queen Serena giggles at the suggestion, saying into her
intercom, "Ariel, Triton, we need a favor." A large table full of food
appears out of thin air, and chairs appear to surround the table. "Thank
you very much." the queen says. Sailor Sun runs to the table, quickly
grabbing a plateful of food. Before she gets to indulge in her feast,
however, there's a loud banging at the door. "Come in." Queen Serena
says regally.
A royal guard bursts into the room, dozens of papers taped to
her clothes. She runs up to the queen, telling her some urgent news.
"Your majesty!" she says hurriedly, "The media is outside, they're asking
about the new heroine!" She pulls one of the papers off of her clothes,
offering it to the queen. "They need you to sign these interview-consent
forms too." she says. The queen stares at the ceiling, pondering the
situation. "Okay, tell them I'll be out in a minute." she tells the guard.
The guard runs out the door to tell the reporters the royal decree.
Queen Serena looks at Sailor Sun and smiles. "Sailor Sun." she
says, "I think you should go home and get some rest. Just de-transform,
and we'll assemble our plan tomorrow after school. You can take some
of the food with you, too." "How do I de-transform?" Sailor Sun asks.
"Oh, dear, I almost forgot." the queen answers, already heading to the
door, "To de-transform, just put your hand on the sun image, saying in
your mind that you want to return to normal. See you tomorrow, and
don't forget to keep this a secret!" Sailor Sun waves good-bye to the
queen, who is already out the door.
Making sure she's alone, Sailor Sun puts her hand on the sun's
image. She thinks to herself, "I want to be Hikari Ohisama again." Her
sailor suit immediately shreds to ribbons, leaving her barely concealed.
The ribbons reform into Hikari's school uniform, and the Mystic Torch
disappears. Putting on her dark sunglasses, and carrying her plate of
food, Hikari says good-bye to the palace, and skips happily through the
back door. At the front door, Queen Serena tries to answer the media's
questions. "Who is this *Sailor Sun*?" one reporter asks. "I do not
know." the queen answers.
"Is it true she's your long lost daughter?"
"No, absolutely not!"
"Is it true that she's your long lost sister?"
"That's preposterous!!"
"Is it true that you had an affair with Sailor Star Fighter and that
Chibi-Chibi was your love-child?"
"HOW DARE YOU EVEN THINK IT!!!"
Queen Serena explodes, pushing the reporters out of her way.
Covering one of the video cameras pushed in her face, she screams,
"Okay, I've had quite enough of this! Stop these endless questions or
else I will be forced to use the Empyrean Silver Crystal on you!" This
disperses the crowd, and the reporters run off. "That's right!" Queen
Serena yells, "Get out, shoo!" After the last of them is out of sight,
Queen Serena walks calmly back into the palace. She sits at the table
of food and picks up a slice of cake. Taking a small nibble, she spits it
out almost immediately. "YUCK!! CARROT CAKE?!" she screams,
tossing the cake on the floor.
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